Now, many young people like shopping on line. But for most people, they still like shopping in the market. Let's see some famous markets around the world.

    There is an unusual market at a place called Damnoen Saduak in Thailand. In this market, people sell fresh fruits on their boats. It's open from 6: 00 in the morning to the noon every day.

    Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It is home of a colorful flower market. It's open every day except Mondays. On Mondays, instead of flowers, there's a wonderful bird market!

    One of the world's most famous markets is the Sonora Market in Mexico. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There are all kinds of things. It's open every day from early in the morning till late at night.

    In England, every weekend, thousands of young people t ravel to the Camden Market to go for street fashion CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.

Mrs Lin: I have a 15-year-old daughter (女儿) named Mary. She is tall and slim with long hair and big eyes. She looks very beautiful. She can sing and dance very well. But she spends too much time on computer games. Sometimes she plays them without dinner. She does her homework quickly (很快地), but there are many mistakes (错误). She doesn't do well in her lessons now. When I talk to her, she doesn't listen to me! What shall I do?

Mrs Liu: My son Paul is a good boy. He studies hard and is good at all his lessons. But it's really difficult to stop my son from eating snacks. Between meals, he always eats some candy, cakes and ice cream. He is not very tall but looks very fat. I worry about his health. How can I help him?

Mrs Lee: My13-year-old boy, Jacky, is tall and thin. He is always a good student at school. But he doesn't exercise very often. He likes reading very much. He can read books in his bedroom for the whole day. He has few friends. I want him to go out to play with his classmates, but he often says, "I just want to read my books." What can I do?

    Casey was painting the sets (粉刷布景) for the school play (戏剧). When she worked, the actors practiced on stage (舞台). A girl named Amelia played an important role in it. Now she was singing.

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    Casey's friend Kareem helped her paint. "You should try out for the next play," he said. "You're good."

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    The next day, Casey and Kareem finished painting the last part of the sets. They were cleaning up their brushes and paints.

    "It's too bad!" Ms. Brown came in and said. " {#blank#}3{#/blank#}She can't be in the play. What will we do?"

    Kareem and Casey heard this. "You know all the words to the songs. You can take over Amelia's part!" said Kareem

    "No, I can't," said Casey.

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    Casey really wanted to act on stage. She thought, " {#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Then she took a deep breath (深呼吸) and walked to Ms. Brown, "I know what we can do!"

    Lang Lang is only 27 years old, but has already been called "the most popular pianist on the planet" by American television network CNN.Like every successful person, Lang went through years of hard and lonely practice before making his name.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} With great talent (天赋), he won his first competition at the age of five{#blank#}2{#/blank#} When he was nine, Lang went to learn music in Beijing{#blank#}3{#/blank#}But Lang got fired (开除) by the piano teacher six months later{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Hearing about his son's failure, Lang's father was so angry that he told Lang to jump off a building!

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}His big break came at age 17, when he gained worldwide fame at "Gala of the Century", a well-known concert in Chicago, the US. Lang said it was his true love of music and piano that made him keep working.

A.however, Lang didn't jump, and pressure(压力)soon changed to power.

B. Lang's father pushed little Lang very hard to succeed.

C. It totally destroyed (毁灭) his piano dream.

D. He began to take piano lessons at the age of 3.

E. His father even gave up his job and moved to Beijing with his son.

A: Do you know what shopping online is?

B: Yes. I buy a lot of things on the Internet.

A: Really? Could you tell me some advantages of it?

B: Of course. First, it is very convenient. You can buy anything you want, and they will send it to your home.

A: Wow, that is great.

B: Yes. What's more, it is much cheaper than the products in a big supermarket.

A: Ah, that is quite a smart way of shopping. What is its disadvantages do you think?

B: Well, the biggest one is that you cannot see the true products. You can only look at the pictures and some introductions(介绍). You cannot try them on if you buy some clothes or shoes. Sometimes you may get the one not fit(适合)you on the Internet.

A: I agree with you. How to deal with(处理)this?

B: You can return(返回)the products if you are not satisfied now. I think shopping online is more and more popular. It will be more and more important in our life.

A: Thanks a lot for your introduction. It helps a lot!

B: You are welcome.

    When the Titanic was built, she was the largest ship in the world. It had taken 50,000 men two years to build her. She was 269 metres long and as high as an eleven storey building. She was huge! In fact, the word "titanic" is often used to describe something which is "very powerful, strong, important or large".

    It was built because of increased tourists travel between North America and Europe. The Titanic was like a floating palace. Everything about her was beautiful and comfortable. She was also impossible to sink or that's what everyone thought.

    The Titanic left Southampton on the south coast of England for New York on 10 April, 1912. She stopped first in France and then in Ireland before setting off across the Atlantic Ocean. There were 1,632 passengers on board; 907 crew members(船员) looked after them.

    Four days after leaving Southampton, the Titanic's captain received not one but four icebergs(冰山) warnings.

    Icebergs are very dangerous for ships- only 10% of an iceberg can be seen above the water. But the water was clear and the captain decided to continue without reducing the ship's speed. At 11:40 p.m. the ship hit an iceberg, which cut a hole about 100 metres long underwater. The passengers were not told, but the Titanic could not survive this terrible damage.

    It was dark and freezing cold. The ship was filled with water. There was no time to waste. Women and children were told to climb into the ship's lifeboats. But there were not enough lifeboats for all the passengers. Finally, at 2:20 a.m. the Titanic sank to the bottom of the sea. 916 passengers and 673 crew members died in the icy water.